Read Excerpts From Selected Classical Books

"And if all the trees on earth were pens and the Ocean (were ink), with seven Oceans behind it to add to its (supply), yet would not the Words of Allah be exhausted (in the writing): for Allah is Exalted in power, full of Wisdom." [TMQ Luqman:27]

The Muhammadan Reality
For a saint, to be the heir of one of the prophets is always to be the heir of Muhammad. Indeed, ‘the prophets were his deputies in the created world when he [i.e. Muhammad] was pure spirit, aware of being so, prior to the appearance of his body or flesh. When he was asked,...

Ramadan - Month of the Qur'an
By Br. Abu Dharr
Based on Ibn Rajab's "Lata`if al-Ma`arif" and other sources
The first part of this is based on an extract from Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali's Lata'if al-Ma'arif (pp. 179-182), quoted by Fahd bin Sulaiman in Kayf Nastafeed min Ramadan (pp. 48-50). The adv...

Imam Ghazali on Sin : From Minhajul Abideen:
One who takes to Repentance is facilitated to worship Exalted Allah. When a man is addicted to sins, he is deprived of the virtue and facility of worship because of the curse of his sins. sins stand in the way of service and obedience to Allah. The bur...

Remembrance & Prayers of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) On Debt
Hadhrat Ali (RA) said that a slave, who had made a contract with his master to pay for his freedom, came to him and said, ''I am unable to fulfil my contract, so help me '' He said, ''Shall l not teach you some words which Allah’s ...

Hadith 9.41 91 - 96 From Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik Ibn Anas : The First Formulation of Islamic Law Revised in whole.
Translated by Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley Published by Madinah Press Inverness
91. Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id that 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said to a certain man,...

How Imam Shafi'i dealt with differences
Whilst sitting in Imam Shafi'i's class one day, his student Yunus ibn Abd al A'ala differed with him. He got so angry that he left the class and went home.
That night, Yunus heard a knock on his door and asked who it was. The one knocking answered, "Muha...

Jibril said, “Then tell me about its signs.” He replied, “That the slave girl shall give birth to her mistress/master, and that you see barefoot, naked, poor shepherds building tall buildings.” [Muslim]
The Famous Hadith of Jibril
On the authority of Omar, who said : One day while we were sit...

Reported on the authority of Sahl bin Sa'ad that the Prophet said,
"Jannah has an entrance by the name of Ar-Rayyaan which is
exclusively reserved for the fasting individuals. On the Day of
Judgment, they will be called to pass through this entrance, after
which it will be closed behind them an...

Allah Most High says:
Surely, Allah does not forgive associating anything with Him, and He forgives whatever is other than that to whomever He wills. (al-Nisa 4:48 and 116)
70 Major Sins
01. Associating anything with Allah
02. Murder
03. Practising magic
04. Not Praying
05. Not paying Z...

Allah, the Almighty, the All-powerful informs us of the honourable status which He has granted the Prophet (peace be upon him) of the high regard in which he is held, and the elevated rank that he enjoys. This is a fact which is attested to by Him not addressing him to His Book, nor alluding to him,...

Imam Al-Ghazali on Invocations and Supplications
Book IX of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Din)
Translator : Kojiro Nakamura
Paperback 174 Pages
Publisher : Islamic Texts Society
On the General Merit and Profit of Invocation, with an Illustration from the Qur’an, the Tra...

From Ash-Shifa of Qadi 'Iyad: Muhammad Messanger of Allah Translated By Aisha Bewley
Section 4: The signs of love of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace
Know that someone who loves a person prefers them and prefers what they like. Otherwise, he is a pretender, insincere in his l...

The Healing by the Rights of the Recognition of the Chosen One"
Chapter 1: ALLAH'S PRAISE OF HIM AND HIS GREAT ESTEEM FOR HIM
This chapter is an exposition of some of the clearest ayats in the Book, of Allah which speak well of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, enumerate his go...

Yusuf ibn Asbat said;"Good character has ten signs:
reluctance to argue,
fairness,
never hoping for slips in others,
looking for a charitable interpretation of other people's misdeeds,
finding excuses for them,
tolerating the harm they do to one,
blaming oneself,
knowing one's own f...

Being a True Slave of Allah
By Shaykh ul-Islâm ibn Taymiyyah
Translated by Nasir ud-Deen al-Khattab
“The heart is inherently dependent on Allâh in two ways: from the point of view of worship, which is the ultimate goal, and from the point of view of seeking His help and relying upon Him,...

Siyam (Fasting) by Ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi from
Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin In English
You should know that the worship of fasting enjoys particular privilege, namely that it is a worship which is attributed to Allah, most high. In the hadith narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may A...

From: Al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah:The Laws of Islamic Governance. Abu'l-Hasan al-Mawardi --translated by Dr. Asadullah Yate.
No Pressure is to be applied, and no sense of negligence is to be ascribed, to anyone else outside of these two parties regarding choosing the Imam.

This is a presentation of the beliefs of ahl-al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah, #twitter according to the school of the jurists of this religion, Abu Hanifah an-Nu'man ibn Thabit al-Kufi, Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari and Abu `Abdullah Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani, may Allah be pleased with them...

On the Necessity of Loving the Prophet
Ash-Shifa' by Qadi 'Iyad
Chapter Two of Part Two
On the Necessity of Loving the Prophet
Ash-Shifa of Qadi 'Iyad Muhammad Messenger of Allah. English
Section 1: Concerning the necessity of loving him
Allah says, "Say: 'If your fathers or your sons or y...

The Life of Muhammad , A Translation of Ibn Ishaq's, Sirat Rasul ALLAH
Translation by A Guillaume, Published by Oxford University Press
It is alleged in popular stories (and only God knows the truth) that Amina b. Wahb, the mother of God's apostle, used to say when she was pregnant with God's apos...

Five Levels of Salaah Performance*
People are divided into five categories when it comes to performing Salaah:
*1*- There are those who wrong themselves by failing to perform Wudu'
perfectly, or to pray at the prescribed times of Salaah, ignoring its
Arkaan (essential ingredients).
...

Section One - The Story of Mary Daughter of ‘Imran
In many verses of the Glorious Qur’an Allah the Exalted denied the claim of the Christians that He has a son.
A delegation from Nagran came to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They began to talk about their claim about the Trinity, which is that Allah...

10 Ways of Protection from Shaytan Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
1) Seeking refuge with Allah from Shaytan. Allah the Most High said,
“And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.” [41:36]
2) Recitation of t...